Box for toes of shoes.



PATENTED SEPT. 11, 1906.

J. N. MoULfroN.'

B0X POR ToES UP SHOES.

l APPLICATION FILED 00T. 12. 1905.

2 SHEETS-B11111111'.

@7 @HP1/leases PATENTED SEPT. 11, 1906.

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a @i lf-mcoaco JAMES# MoUL'roNgoF iLivianeH'I'nn;l MiilsslioH-Usnrrs; AssIGoR'- To THE,Y WATERPRooF; WELra EILLERI eoMPA or HARrFoRnlooN-f NEGTICUT; Ai CORPORATION- OF'DELAWARE.;

Box Fonf ToEsfoF* SHOS:

N. 830,911; v f

' appunti@ mea october 12 o erhil1,`countyfoi Essex; and f' State of-v Massa;- 3 ohusetts; haveinvented Certain new and usey This inventionrelatestoertain improve; t ments'iiprfsheesyand more-'partieularly-toi that;

' lntliejbetterolassofboxltoeslio'es as now ordinarily` constructed-- th'e boxi is`v formed? from" a *piecev of soleeleatherhaving i sk-ived edges; this leather beingf'of" proper`l` shape to f frl'n thief boX'When bentinto position. This pieeei'offleatherjs inserted'looselyunderneath *the 'ror'i't ortionofi thefvalmpwhen 'the-shoe box; securing it in position'.l 'Alar 'einnmber of:shoesg'frandjparticularly'shoesI aving an '5 ornamental '-tip; isfma'delwith What is'` known l mental tip; .t e meetingedges eing arranged' i to make-af 'buttjoint The ornamentalv tip fis nowsewed to' thevamp; usually-by tiv'oline`s` f of. Stitches.` Whenshoe's of' this'4 character` aretofbe made with boi'C'-toes,4 a'v pie'oe- 'o'soleleatherf'suoh as before described slipped Iin betweenjthe.canvaspieoe and the tip, after Whiohtheshoeis `lasted and `sewed,y as before described:- In-clieaper grades of Ashoes andV in` that classfof shoes asj ti1r11`sthat "isf` shoes which are fsewed linside 'outt the boXis-'orrned byaproperIy-sha ed piec'eI of .danyasf or'olo'thg -thi-scanvas or o oth "za-rter` it -hasgbeen sewed into the' shoebein'g satl In all these Vconstructions the? arched f edge of the-y boX i'sree-'thatis tol say,` `itfis' not 'connected specifica@ioniofLetfereBateriaA oinnon..A

Patented sept-11 1,' 1906..-f. mps. Aeef-a1 No. 282,367.-

' IWhen'this ooou'rsf it fis' very: difficult arldlre-y n' quently" impossible f to `f restorev the shoeto.' Iwearirjig"condition., particularlyg'itheileather'; formingtheboxvjswet. The canvasbpxif above referred to isobje'ctionable;forthereaf 2sony that iffit becomes'Wetf-the b'oxfisprac; oj ,tioallydestroyed and -for'theffurtheralreason i that when' "such box isused turnedjshoes the* shoes Afirmata beturned imznediatelybeL foref-thefpastefor glnel stensr Frther, lmaknga lout-o-vampf'shoe abo i twostitohingjo .eratioiis"arenecessary'y the f operation y' which `the` oanva'stpiec lfse'curedvto thevamp l andthe Loperation Whioh the ti'pj -isseoured' 'to theivampq' In' order' to`l avoid" the' d ifi'eltQ- i breaking do'wn oftheboXv-toeyasi eiiib'e-f* fore st'atedythe use vofa moldedrubbrHb-'Jff hasbeen-suggested.-` The initialfeostfofthese fboxes is` howevenlso largepas'to praetioallyf, i prohibit their use, and aside from l this ifaotl `7 '5; great diflorrlty` Was eX'periene'ed ji'tlie a'tg: tem ts` to lastthese' 'fboxes'into shoesbytle ,f, machinery nowl alrn'ostiuniversall employed in makingi shoes; These `inolwedl rubber' boxes-have not,y therefore, gonefinto use."

Afurtherobjeot ofthe invention'is' to Vprolf `ducevan improved shoe 'with "1abox-toe;4the@l 'I :i 'toe being rlexible orgelastic,' :beingfeasily-'and i 1 readIyputinil po'sitiolinl the shfoeyandl which l l* will:notbreakdoWn orbe injured by? expo# grr `sure to moisture'gf.'` v further ob jeot )of the invention 'isto'lpro-'f if i C: 3j duce a'boX-'toe @shoe of the out-ovamp; type f" in which the box; tip, andl vamp are secured togetherby a row' ofI stitches,l thus doing'fgg away Withonefstitoh'ing'operationa dfwitht i the canvas'y fore'- pieoe usually em lloyd whereby the 'expense ofma'king the' sli 'redo'ed'andtheishoeimproyedi. l Y. With the/seand"other-objects not sp" ally` referred to-'in view the" inventiofq '-sists in oertain constructions ,andvifin' cert'ali parts; improvements, andlcornbinationsf Will be hereinafter fully desorifedg'alidtli" l; speoically'pointedguta 'fv with the adjacent partsfofltleslioeabove lthe 1 box, `vamp, and tip shown in Fig. 2. Fig. 4 is an enlarged sectional view illustrating the view illustrating in. plan a form of the improved box. Fig. ,2,isajdct`ail View illustrating the 11nprovi\.('lbox 1n position in a shoe .of the cut-oi-vamp type. F 1g. 3 1s a sectional View, on an enlarged scale, illus.

trating the manner of securing'together the hile the improved box l, for the Atoes of'v shoes which forms the subject' ofthis application may be varied, in the best constructions the box' will comprise whatfma'y be termed a; bod'ylpifece and a toe-piece, the toepiece lyin l when the box inthe shoe towardthe-mterior of-fthe shoe and the bodypiece 'lying' outside the toe-piece. Thematerial for. the body-piece may beconsiderably varied; but the material'which is regarded as t the best for this purpose is 'a sheetA of elastic "materialvsucln for instance, as rubber- (indicated/ at 1 in the drawings,) this sheet of rubberl being reinforced by a sheet of thin fabric 2. While also the material for the Atoe-'piece may be varied, canvas or duck is regarded `as the best for the purpose. This .'toeff' i'efce is marked 3, and when the box is ma; e in what is regarded as the best form thisl toe-piece/Will be smaller than the bodypiece', so lthat the body-piece is relatively .thin at the edges as compared with the .thickness of thebox elsewhere.

lThe boxes may be formed in any suitable manner; but a very cheap and satisfactory way of forming them is to superpose sheets of the reinforcing fabric, rubber, and canvas "and unite them by passing them through hot rolls, thus rendering the usc-of cement or paste unnecessaryv and avoiding the tendency to stiffen the structure which is due to the use of such materials. The boxes are then stamped out by suitable cutters, after which the canvas, and, if necessary, a part of the rubben'is" skived ofi to form the thin edge referredto. 'v Boxes constructed in accordance with the invention may be embodied in shoes, if desired, inthe usual way. As illustrated in Fig. 5, the'` box is shown as looselyv inserted between the forward end of the vamp 4 and the usual lining 5 of a shoe in which the vamp vis not cut away. When a tip, as 6, is employed with this class of shoes, it maybe secured to the vamp by rows of stitching, as is usiiaiand asisillustrated in Fig. 5.

i The improved box lends itself readily to Athe construction of an entirely novel box-toe shoe. As has been pointed out in the preamble to the specification, it is common in' making box-toe shoes of the Cut-Of-Vamp type tofirst stitch a piece of canvas to thevamp, the edgev of the canvas making a butt-l joint with the edge of the vamp. Thetip 1s then sewed to the vamp, after which the is v*loosely inserted between the `canvas and vthe tip. While the improved. box may be :employed in this manner, it is possiblebcr.. lcause, of the strength of the body-piece and f its thinness to lap the edges of the vamp and box, as illustrated vin Figs. 2 and 3.

figures the vamp is marked 8 vandthe tip 9. I

The relatively thin edge of the box'is laid underneath'the edge ofthe vamp', which may .ff

b'eskived off, if desired, as illustrated lat 10 in Fig. 3, this skived edge lof the vamp restingv on the skived rubber edge ofthe box. The

tip 9 vis now placed in position,and the parts:

are secured together by the usual double row of stitches, these stitches passing through the tip, the vamp, and the body-piece of the 'box and also through the usual lining (indicated at 11) when the same is employed. W hena shoe constructed in this manner'is'glasted, the

partsv are drawn smoothly over theliaeuand do not lform alridgegor projection theeXiSty inthe construction of a box-toe shoe. Further, one vstitchingl operation is done away with-viz., the operation of stitching' the canvas forepiece usually employed to the vamp-and the canvas fore-piece itself is also t done away with, so that the expense of producing the shoe is materially reduced.

While the particular form of box illustrated is well adapted to the formation'of" ence of which wouldbe highly .objectionable such a box-toe cut-off-vamp shoe as has been' described, other constructions of box maybe employed. When thev box has been placed in the shoe, the shoe is lasted in the usual manner and the upper or vamp, box,l and lin-f ing, when lining is used, are secured tothe inros.

ner sole- The method of securing these parts when the box is .used with a cut-ofi"-vamp shoe, such as illustrated in Fig. 2, the shoe having a welt, is illustratediin Fig. 4. In thisfigure the ,usual channeled inner' sole is IIG indicated at 12, the welt at 13, and the t stitches by which the parts are secured together are indicated at 14.

The improved box, and especially the particular construction illustratedin the drawflexible and at the sameV time sufficiently' elasticv or resilient, so that it cannot be broken i IIS fings, has many advantages as compared with` the construction heretofore employed.' It is n i zo down. If it is bent o ut of shape, it will' resume v t its lshape after the bending pressure is lremoved. t is adapted for use in all forms of shoes and,ifurther, is waterproof, s'o thatsit "125 is not inj uriously affected by moisture. Furthermore, these boxes are exceedingly cheap 'f to make' and can be readily handled in the lasting machinery now commonly employed in all factories.

While the particular'foims of box illustrated are regarded as efficient for carrying the invention into effect, changes and varia# tions may be made therein Without departing from tne invention.

What is claimed is- 1. A box for the toes of shoes -comprising a body-piece formed of a sheet of rubber,a thin reinforcing sheet of fabric, these parts being closely attached throughout their extent,and a toe-piece of canvas on the other side o1 the rubber sheet and similarly closely attached thereto.

2. A box -for toes of shoes comprisingr a body-piece formed of a sheet of rubber, a thin reinforcing sheet of fabric on one side of the rubber and a toe-piece of canvas on the other side of the rubber, these parts being closely united bythe adhesive quality ofthe rubber,

thus rendering the use of paste or cement unnecessary. A

3. A box for the toes of shoes comprising a body-piece formed of a thin sheet of rubber, a thin reinforcing sheetl of fabric on onev side of the rubber and a toe-pieceof canvas on the other side of the rubber, these parts b'eing closely united by the adhesivequality of the rubber, andthe structure'being skived on theside of the toe-piece to form a thin edge.

4. A shoe having a cut-ofi vamp, a box and a tip, the adjacent edges of these parts being overlapped and united by stitching passing through them. l

5. A shoe having a cut-ofi' vam a box having an edge which is relatively t 'n With res ect to its body portion', the cut-off edge 7. A shoe having a'box-toe, the box comfprising' a body-piece formed of sheet-rubber,

a thin reinforcing sheet of fabric arid a toe- Iriece of canvas Which is smaller than the ody-piece whereby the body-piece has a acanvas toe-piece closely thin edge, this edge being turned under and secured to the inner sole.

In testimony whereof I have hereunto set v my hand in the presence of two subscribing witnesses.

, JAMES N. MOULTON. Witnesses:

AUGUSTA WHITE,

y Gi M. Boosr. 

